LEAGUE NOTES

The payrolls of each NBA team were listed in the Newark
STAR-LEDGER by Dave D'Allesandro. The top three, in
millions: Bulls, $61.87M; Knicks $53.70M; Magic, $42.48M
(Newark STAR-LEDGER, 11/6)....The impact of the NHL's six
"prominent" unsigned Group II free agents on the early part
of the league's season is examined by SI's Michael Farber.
Fox/MSG hockey analyst John Davidson: "I understand
business, but the [1994-95] lockout beat us up, and I'd put
these players' being out only a little behind that" (SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED, 11/10 issue)....The Corel WTA Tour's Kremlin
Cup in Moscow will increase its '98 prize money to over
US$1M, making it the eight WTA Tour event to top the million
dollar mark in prize money. This year's Cup set an
attendance record with 59,397 for the week, more than triple
its previous best of 17,000 (Corel WTA Tour).